Thursday, April 25, 2024
Four cases have been filed over the clash between police and BNP activists in the Kazir Dewri area of Chattogram.
Kotwali police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Zahidul Kabir said they filed the cases at the police station in the early hours of Tuesday against Metropolitan BNP Convenor Shahadat Hossain, Member Secretary Abul Hashem, 90 others named and 500 unidentified people.
“After detaining 20 people during the clash, 16 were shown arrested. Although drives were conducted at various places last night, no one was arrested,” said the OC.
The cases were filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act on charges of using explosives, attacking police and torching a motorcycle.
On Monday, BNP's Chattogram unit held a protest rally in front of the party office at Nasiman Bhaban to press home its 10-point demand and to protest the electricity price hike.
When BNP leaders and activists were going to join the rally around 3:30pm, police charged batons to disperse them, triggering the clash, said Idris Ali, former organising secretary of Chattogram unit BNP.
At least seven to eight activists were injured as police charged batons and fired shots, said the BNP leader.
However, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (South) Deputy Commissioner Mostafizur Rahman said that police made arrangements for a peaceful rally but the BNP men attacked the police, leaving five of them injured.
The BNP activists also set a police motorcycle on fire and vandalised several shops in the area during the clash, he added.
